Cyril is a craft beer writer and columnist whose Pondering the Pint column appears in the Longmont Times-Call). He is founder of Boulder's Beer Law Incubator, which provides start-up craft brewery consulting; a home brewer for the past 15 years; and a self-proclaimed Philosopher/Ponderer.
The right venue, the right menu, paired with the right craft beers, leads to more than harmony; it can lead one plus one to equal three. Unique contributions by a beer can reveal new facets … Continue reading Eureka! – Crooked Stave Dinner Excels
A dozen ice trays adorned black tablecloths, aligned on tables against the windows of a modest downstairs meeting room in Broomfield’s Omni Interlocken Resort on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Each tray brimmed with twenty to … Continue reading International Beer Tasting Shines in Broomfield
Boiled down, an ideal dinner or cocktail out has three essential elements: location, product, and atmosphere. The new Element Bistro in Gunbarrel has hit fairly high marks on these goals in its first month. The … Continue reading New Element to Explore
With the return of sunny afternoons and warm spring temperatures, the restaurant patio is an increasingly inviting venue. Among the hidden gems of the Pearl Street merchant district is just such a perfect dining patio. … Continue reading The Med – Patio dining at its finest
North 28th Street at Valmont Road bustles with activity any Friday evening. Car dealer windows aglow offer cyclists a glimpse at another life. Gas stations bathe pedestrians in spheres of daylight cast beneath pure white LEDs. … Continue reading Spicy goat and more on North 28th
In June, New York-based GRACE Communications Foundation launched the EAT WELL GUIDE, an online directory of over 25,000 hand-picked restaurants, farms, farmers’ markets, food co-ops and other purveyors of local, sustainably produced food. The goal … Continue reading Sustainable Farm-to-Fork Guide
A thin chill lingers in the air, aided by soggy earth and roiling gray skies. But spring is on its way, foretold by longer daylight hours. Our minds now wander beyond rain and wet towards warm, … Continue reading Mud Season Beers – Rye Saison and Old Chub
